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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lesson Plan

About the Author

Mark Twain, the pen-name of Samuel Clemens, was born in Missouri in 1835. Considered a great philosopher and author even during his lifetime, Twain also achieved lasting fame after his death. He is most well-known as an essayist, novelist, humorist, and satirist. There is some disagreement about whether his masterpiece is Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn; both novels are considered iconic.

Twain grew up the scion of an old family based in Virginia and Kentucky, which had fallen on more meager fortunes. His father was an attorney and salesperson. Twain had many siblings. The family moved to Hannibal, Mississippi, where Twain arguably got a lot of inspiration for his novels. Although briefly...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Questions and Answers

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has gone through many decades of censorship and acceptance. Huck Finn must be accepted within the context of the time that Twain wrote it in. Huck Finn takes place during pre-civil war time. This should be enough...

The main character of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn undergoes a total moral transformation upon having to make life defining decisions throughout his journey for a new life. Huck emerges into the novel with an inferiority complex caused by...

Huck's freedom is found in escaping the "civilizing" aspects of society. Jim's freedom is born through Huck's moral belief that the natural condition of freedom overides the basic concepts of those who deem themselves civilized, and yet, hold...

Study Guide for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn study guide contains a biography of Mark Twain, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis of Huck Finn.